Europe-PH News
Staying Healthy While Having A Fast-Paced Lifestyle
October 21, 2012
To be at the forefront of selling the Philippines as a retirement haven and premier healthcare destination for retiring executives and those in need of medical attention is nothing short of a monumental task. Read More
Christkindlmarket: Bring a European holiday home this Christmas
October 21, 2012
Like Manila, many cities around Europe share the very festive Christmas tradition. As the holiday season nears, almost ervryone celebrates their own special type of bazaar -The Christkindlmarket Read More
Govt Slashes Sin Tax Target To Just P40B
October 18, 2012
Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, in a meeting with senators yesterday, agreed to scale down from P60 billion to P40 billion the revenue target from the Palace-endorsed "sin" tax bill imposing higher excise taxes on all cigarette brands and alcoholic drinks, a senator privy to the caucus said. Read More
EU Asks For Fair Tax On Imported Spirits
October 17, 2012
In the wake of the controversies generated by the sin tax reform bill, European businessmen said the Philippines should comply with a ruling of the World Trade Organization (WTO) or face retaliation from the European Union. Read More
European Investors Reviving Interest In PH
October 17, 2012
European businessmen are beginning to look at the Philippines again despite some soured investments in the past, the latest one a $200- million aviation equipment supply of a French firm that has been put on hold. Read More
PCCI says trade pacts lure investments
October 17, 2012
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry feels that trade agreements will help the country attract more investments. Read More
Drilon Takes Over Recto's Sin Tax Job
October 17, 2012
Senator Franklin Drilon, a staunch ally of President Benigno Aquino III, was named chairman of the Senate ways and means committee Tuesday, and vowed to come up with a sin tax bill that came closer to the P60 billion in extra revenue the Finance Department wants. Read More
EU Businessmen Move Forward On Plans With French PM's Coming
October 16, 2012
European businessmen are now moving forward in their investment plans in the Philippines as they see a fresh start in the economic relations between the Philippines and Europe with the forthcoming visit of French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, the first European head of state to visit the country in many years. Read More
GSP Privileges For Tuna Perilled
October 16, 2012
Dismayed over the Senate sin tax version, the European Chamber of Commerce and Industry has warned that the country's exports of tuna and its benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), which grants duty-free entry of exports to Europe, would face retaliatory action saying the Senate version does not comply with the ruling of the World Trade Organization. Read More
PPP Center Courting Italian Investments
October 14, 2012
Italian companies have expressed their interest to invest in the Philippines and participate in the country's Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Program eyeing smaller projects. Read More
Ready to accept pact with MILF, but then...
October 11, 2012
NO ANNEXES YET: With the debate and the writing of annexes still ongoing, why is Malacanang rushing the signing on Monday of the government’s transition agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front for the creation of an enlarged autonomous Bangsamoro in Mindanao? Read More
Foreign Chambers Help Attract Retirees
October 04, 2012
The Retirement & Healthcare Coalition said the project, composed of the American, European, Japanese and South Korean chambers in the country, is part of initiatives to make the Philippines a preferred haven for foreign retirees. Read More
